Spain coach Luis Aragones chose the same team that beat Russia 4-1 in their opening match at Euro 2008 for the semi-final clash between the sides at the Ernst Happel stadium on Thursday.

Striker David Villa, who scored a hat-trick against the Russians, will partner Fernando Torres up front while Cesc Fabregas, who scored the other goal, starts on the bench again.

Russia coach Guus Hiddink made one change to the side that beat Netherlands 3-1 in the quarter-finals, bringing Vasily Berezutsky into central defence for the suspended Denis Kolodin.

Playmaker Andrei Arshavin, who missed the group-phase defeat by Spain, starts just behind striker Roman Pavlyuchenko, who will hope to add to his three goals in the championship so far.

Russia: 1-Igor Akinfeyev; 22-Alexander Anyukov, 2-Vasily Berezutsky, 4-Sergei Ignashevich, 18-Yuri Zhirkov; 17-Konstantin Zyryanov, 11-Sergei Semak, 20-Igor Semshov, 9-Ivan Saenko; 10-Andrei Arshavin, 19-Roman Pavlyuchenko.

Spain: 1-Iker Casillas; 15-Sergio Ramos, 5-Carles Puyol, 4-Carlos Marchena, 11-Joan Capdevila; 19-Marcos Senna; 6-Andres Iniesta, 8-Xavi, 21-David Silva; 7-David Villa, 9-Fernando Torres.

Germany were unchanged for Wednesday’s Euro 2008 semi-final while midfielder Mehmet Aurelio returned from a one-match ban for depleted Turkey.

Germany coach Joachim Loew named the team that beat Portugal 3-2 in the quarter-finals. Midfielder Torsten Frings, who has recovered from a rib injury, had to be content with a place on the bench.

Turkey, who have four players suspended and a host of others injured, brought in Semih Senturk up front after the forward came on and scored the 122nd minute equaliser in the quarter-final against Croatia.

Midfielder Ayhan Akman makes his first appearance of the tournament.

Teams:

Germany: 1-Jens Lehmann; 3-Arne Friedrich, 17-Per Mertesacker, 21-Christoph Metzelder, 16-Philipp Lahm; 7-Bastian Schweinsteiger, 6-Simon Rolfes, 13-Michael Ballack, 15-Thomas Hitzlsperger, 20-Lukas Podolski; 11-Miroslav Klose

Turkey: 1-Rustu Recber; 20-Sabri Sarioglu, 6-Mehmet Topal, 4-Gokhan Zan, 3-Hakan Balta; 18-Kazim Kazim, 22-Hamit Altintop, 7-Mehmet Aurelio, 19-Ayhan Akman, 16-Ugur Boral; 9-Semih Senturk

Full name: Andrei Arshavin
Jersey No.: 10
Team: Russia
Position: Forward
Detailed position: Right midfielder, Attacking midfielder, Forward
Date of birth: 29.05.1981
Height: 173 cm
Weight: 70 kg
Club: Zenit
Caps: 34
Goals: 11

A red card in the final qualifying fixture, away to Andorra, means that Andrei Arshavin will be suspended for Russia’s opening two UEFA EURO 2008™ group fixtures. However, the brilliant little FC Zenit St. Petersburg playmaker is considered far too important to the team’s overall prospects to be left at home.

• Born in St Petersburg, he has spent whole career to date at local side Zenit.
• Inspired Zenit to first Russian Premier-Liga title in 2007, starting all 30 matches and scoring ten goals.
• Has never played UEFA Champions League football but a regular participant in the UEFA Cup, helping Zenit to quarter-finals in 2006 (five goals in 13 appearances) and to this year’s final against Rangers FC in Manchester, where he helped his side claim a 2-0 victory and their first European title.
• Won first international cap in May 2002 against Belarus; scored five goals in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying competition, successfully transporting strike partnership with Aleksandr Kerzhakov from Zenit.
• Three more goals in UEFA EURO 2008™ qualification to take international tally into double figures.

Full name: Volkan Demirel
Jersey No.: 23
Team: Turkey
Position: Goalkeeper
Detailed position: Goalkeeper
Date of birth: 27.10.1981
Height: 191 cm
Weight: 92 kg
Club: Fenerbahçe
Caps: 24
Goals: 0

Much of Volkan Demirel’s career at club level has been spent challenging Rüştü Reçber for the goalkeeper’s jersey at Fenerbahçe SK. Now, with the latter having moved to Beşiktaş, that particular contest has been transferred to the Turkish national team. Strong and agile, the 26-year-old enjoyed an excellent 2007/08 season on all fronts.

• Left lower-division Kartalspor, where he made 51 appearances, for Fenerbahçe in 2002.
• Just one game in 2002/03 but came to fore following season when Rüştü was at FC Barcelona, proving himself a reliable replacement as Fenerbahçe won Turkish title.
• Returned to shadows following Rüştü’s return but reasserted himself in 2005/06, playing all six UEFA Champions League matches and featuring regularly for Turkey in FIFA World Cup qualification.
• Came into his own in 2007/08, especially in Europe as he helped Fenerbahçe reach quarter-finals of UEFA Champions League.
• Started four UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifiers, including both games v Greece.

Full name: Arda Turan
Jersey No.: 14
Team: Turkey
Position: Midfield
Detailed position: Left midfielder
Date of birth: 30.01.1987
Height: 176 cm
Weight: 72 kg
Club: Galatasaray
Caps: 21
Goals: 3

The new golden boy of Turkish football, 21-year-old Arda Turan comes to the UEFA EURO 2008™ finals full of confidence after a fabulous 2007/08 season with Galatasaray AS, which he concluded by winning the Süper Lig title – his first major honour. A crowd-pleasing winger, he likes to run at opponents and has the ability to go past them on either side.

• Came through the youth ranks at Galatasaray but only came to fore in first team after season on loan at Vestel Manisaspor, where he was coached by ex-national team boss Ersun Yanal (and wore the No99 shirt).
• Missed Galatasaray’s title win while away but proved to be revelation of 2006/07 season, his reputation hatched by a brilliant two-goal performance in UEFA Champions League qualifying tie against Czech side FK Mladá Boleslav.
• Made national team debut in same month of that tie, in friendly v Luxembourg, before seizing opportunity in UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying campaign.
• Nine appearances on road to Austria and Switzerland, including starts in vital last two fixtures against Norway (away) and Bosnia-Herzegovina (home).